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Scrotal Ultrasound

Missouri rates for HCPCS 76870

An ultrasound exam of the scrotum and its contents, including the testicles, used to investigate symptoms like pain, swelling, or a lump. It uses sound waves to look for problems such as cysts, twisting of the testicle, infection, or masses. It's a painless imaging exam that doesn't involve radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scrotal Ultrasound cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$135 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $95 to $513Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $661
$100$200$500facility $214professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$126

AK $302UT $72.44

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.